AUTUMN VIEWS OF JHELUM BUND

We did not know when spring came , summer ended and Autumn knocked our doors over here. The Chinars were the first to whisper the arrival of Autumn.Watch them in gardens , on roads , in hotels , in parks and on the majestic bund of river jhelum. They are engaged in changing colours , shedding their leaves and going naked like a Faquir. Perhaps declaring " Come winter , we Faquirs shall embrace thee ."To me the seasons changed so fast that we just kept looking as to what happened .

Neend bhi khulii na thii ki haay dhoop dhhal gayii,

paanv jab talak uthein ki zindagii phisal gayii,

paat paat jhhar gaye ki shaakhh-shaakhh jal gayii,

chaah to nikal sakii na,

par umar nikal gayii,

Geet ashk ban gaye,

chhand ho dafan gaye,

saath ke sabhi diye

dhhuaan-dhhuaan pehan gaye,

Aur hum jhhuke-jhhuke,

Mod par ruke-ruke,

Umr ke chadhhaav ka utaar dekhte rahe

kaarwaan Guzar gayaa,

Gubaar Dekhte Rahe !

( Pandit Gopal Das Neeraj )

PS
I have heard Neeraj ji sing this soulful poem in a Kavi Sammelan in Delhi.This poem was sung by Rafi Sahib in a movie Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal.Neeraj is a hindi and urdu poet from Kanpur who wrote some beautiful lyrics for films as well. This is a very powerful poem depicting unrealized dreams of a man in the background of fleeting time.

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